label2cue converter

Label2cue is an open sourceJava tool. It will run on any platform supporting Java JRE 1.5 and higher. JRE 1.4 will not work!

Split the tracks

Most users will want to split their recording in Audacity into separate tracks using the method described on this page of the Audacity wiki. However you can also export a single file to allow gapless playback of a continuous mix (the cue sheet will ensure that individual CD tracks will be present which can be navigated using the player controls).

Export the labels

In Audacity, select File > Export Labels and name your exported label file. It will be saved as a plain text document that represents the label positions in seconds (and optionally, the label titles).

Convert label file with label2cue

On Windows, Linux, or any platform supporting Java, use Andrewtheart's java tool label2cue to convert/format the minutes and seconds data in the text label file to minutes, seconds and CDDA frames data laid out in cue sheet format.

Suggestions and modifications

You can modify/improve/redistribute label2cue if you wish, but I (AndrewTheArt, developer) request that you email me with any major changes for my reference and edification. You can find the source and my email address in the zip folder.

Bash script to create cue sheet from labels

This is a bash script by DJ Kaboodle. It will be useful primarily to those on Linux who will already have most of the required tools installed.

The script uses the same calculations as label2cue above, so the index times on the resulting cue sheets should be identical. It provides a little more detail and control over the finished cue sheet (particularly artist and track titles) and automatically saves the cue sheet's 'FILE' parameter as the name of the wav file, with 'WAVE' as the type.

You can find more details and give the author feedback in this Forum topic.

Web tool to create cue sheet from labels and labels from cue sheet

This is a web tool created by Grimblefritz. It converts
labels to cue sheets, and also converts cue sheets to labels (with some limitations.)

The label to cue conversion is similar to the label2cue (java) and labelcue (bash) tools (see
above). The web tool requires you to paste the contents of the label file, so there is no
automatic generation of album and artist info. The cue sheet is easily edited to include this
information. If there is enough demand, I will see about adding entry fields for this info.

The cue to label conversion expects a cue sheet in a similar structure to that generated by the
label to cue conversion. It is useful when working with with something like a CD that has been
ripped into a single audio file (wav, flac, etc) and cue sheet. Converting the cue sheet to a
label file allows the audio file to be imported into Audacity, then import the label file, and
then export multiple segments to individual files.